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Inmate at Lewis County jail charged with attempted extortion by postcard

He's accused of threatening to kill ex-girlfriend's dog

The Columbian
Published: July 13, 2014, 12:00am

A 13-time convicted felon has been charged with another felony after he allegedly sent a former girlfriend a postcard from jail threatening to kill her dog if she did not give him money for snacks, court documents allege.

Kevon L. Tracy is serving time in the Lewis County Jail for a protection order violation, court documents state. After he completes his jail sentence, he will go to the Department of Corrections to serve a prison sentence for an unrelated felony.

Tracy intended to send a postcard, which was intercepted by jail staff, to his former girlfriend that allegedly read: “I suggest you pay me first if not I’ll take that dog break its neck skin it and cook it. Do this stop writing me pay yur Dept to me and Ill never bug you again about it But do it now!”

A Centralia detective contacted the woman who Tracy intended to send it to on June 20, court documents state. The woman, who owns a small dog, became upset after reading the postcard and told the detective she was afraid of him because she heard about his violent tendencies toward other women.

The former girlfriend told the detective she did not owe the 42-year-old former Chehalis man money but rather had offered to give him some so he could pay bills and buy snacks in jail.

Attempted extortion is a class C felony and carries a sentence of up to five years in prison upon conviction.

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